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‘Slow slip’ quake beneath Wellington

In the News  |  Published: 28 May 2013

Forty kilometres below Wellington two tectonic plates are grinding against each other in an almost imperceptible slow-motion earthquake. The Kapiti […]

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Wellington council focuses on quake resilience

In the News  |  Published: 17 February 201217 February 2012

An announcement from the Wellington City Council  that it will be examining the city’s earthquake resilience has received wide media […]

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TVNZ: Quake rattles Wellington

In the News  |  Published: 02 March 2011

Last night, Wellington was rattled by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake just after 10pm at night. It was focused 20km northwest […]

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NZ Herald: Scientists say eruption long overdue

In the News  |  Published: 22 September 200919 June 2011

New Zealand Herald Australian correspondent Greg Ansley looks at claims from an Australian scientist that an eruption on the Australian […]

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NZ Herald: Wellington’s ‘big one’ likely to take some time

In the News  |  Published: 21 September 200921 September 2009

Anthony Doesburg of the New Zealand Herald writes about It’s Our Fault, a GNS-led project which aims to gain a […]

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Running Hot ’08 – focus on emerging scientists

In the News  |  Published: 28 October 2008

October 29 – 31, Wellington The Running Hot conference kicks off tomorrow (October 29) and will bring together emerging scientists […]

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